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AT News KABUL: At least 33 Taliban militants have been killed and six others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Wednesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …

AT News KABUL: Government has purportedly canceled the budget of the High Peace Council in the wake of President Ghani’s establishing of state ministry for peace to steer peace affairs. Some councilmembers are blasting at the budget cancellation arguing that the council is facing a lack of facilities and budget …

AT Monitoring Desk KABUL: Fifteen Afghan youth have completed training of fixed wing aircraft operation in Czech Republic. Afghan embassy in Prague, capital of Czech Republic, in a statement on Tuesday said that Afghan Air Force took one step forward by receiving the newly graduated pilots. The source said the …

AT News KABUL: In reaction to the Taliban’s squash over US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Chief Executive, Abdullah Abdullah said the group is making a mistake if it thinks about victory through military means after US troops withdrawal from the country. Talking in a gathering in central Parwan province, …

AT News KABUL: Political and military analysts say that Taliban would have been able to get access to sophisticated arms, if so, worrying of intensifying of war. The concerns come a day after a US military plane crashed Monday in Ghazni province, with an Afghan army helicopter making emergency landing …

AT News KABUL: Father-in-law, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law were killed and three other family members were wounded after being stabbed by son-in-law in northern Baghlan province, official confirmed on Tuesday. Wife and two sons of the slayer are among those wounded, said Provincial Police Spokesman Ahmad Jawid Basharat. The family tragedy …

AT News KABUL: The Taliban fighters carried out attack on several checkpoints of the Afghan security forces in the northern Baghlan province, in which 13 police personnel were killed, officials said on Tuesday. In condition of anonymity, a provincial security source said the militants stormed into several checkpoints on Monday …

AT News KABUL: Afghanistan’s election complaints commission has said that its decision for ballot recount of more than 2,500 polling stations marred by fraud has met with opposition, leaving the recount in tatters. The commission’s spokesperson, Mohammad Reza Fayyaz, has said that after adjudication of complaints and assessment of appeals, …

AT News KABUL: At least 22 Taliban militants have been killed and 14 others wounded in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Tuesday. Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army …

AT News KABUL: Afghan authorities have shut down over 136 pollutants sources in different parts of Kabul city as part of campaign against air pollution. Anti-Pollution Joint Committee had brought to the halt about 136 pollutants sources including of some buildings, restaurants, hotels, public baths, and sand factories in the …